The Moon on this date
Moon on Saturday, May 15, 1993
Waning Crescent
30.2% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 49°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
2:58 AM
3:15 PM
49°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.2%
- Age
- 23.7 days
- Distance
- 404,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.5′
- Constellation
- Pisces
- Lunation number
- 870
Events on this date
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Apogee
The Moon's farthest point from Earth on this orbit: 404,900 km.
-
Mercury behind the Sun
On the far side of the Sun and lost in its glare.
Exact values
For May 15, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.59° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.35° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.18% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 33.5° / 235.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 23h 09m / 0.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 348.42° / 5.22° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 0.45° / -6.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -112.35° / 0.48° |
| Position angle of the axis | 337.0° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 69.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.